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🏡 Inwood Hotels acquired the Five Seas Hotel, a 5-star luxury establishment with 45 rooms and suites, located in Cannes between La Croisette and the Palais des Festivals. Dona Bertarelli, a Swiss-Italian businesswoman, sold the hotel which features a restaurant, bar by Le Roof, seminar rooms, rooftop pool, fitness room, and a 250 m² spa. In 2023, Inwood Hotels began expanding on the Côte d'Azur, also acquiring La Malmaison in Nice and the Imperial Garoupe at Cap d'Antibes for renovation.

🏨 Hotels offering room rates over $1,000 per night (average daily rate/ADR) increased from 150 in 2019 to 460. This surge is attributed to revenge travel and high-income travelers post-pandemic. Multigenerational travel has also led to a demand for larger and more luxurious room types like multiple-bedroom suites. The phenomenon of "four-digit" room rates has tripled in the Americas and Europe, and more than doubled in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa since 2019.

Après avoir signé en 2023 le rachat de l’hôtel La Malmaison à Nice et de l’Impérial Garoupe (affilié Relais & Châteaux) au Cap d’Antibes, Inwood Hotels a choisi Cannes pour…

🛒 "Eco-responsible tips for reducing waste in hotels" article published on StyQR, with a publication date of 2024-09-03 and a last modification on 2024-09-02. The article is available in multiple languages, including French, English, Portuguese, and Spanish, offering insights into managing ecological dilemmas and cost issues related to hotel waste. Images in the article have dimensions of 2560x1696 pixels, in JPEG format. The content is shared by Marine on social media platforms, including a Facebook page with the handle @julien-styqr-admin.

🔔 Nearly 10,000 hotel sector employees across the U.S. have been on strike since Sunday, demanding wage increases and new hires, as reported by the Unite Here union. Amid post-pandemic recovery challenges, including new organizational practices reducing staff-related expenses, significant departures of professionals due to poor working conditions and low wages, and a sharp decline in tips - referred to as "tip fatigue," the hotel industry workers face hardships. In Canada, particularly in Quebec, hotel workers associated with the CSN launched an unexpected one-day strike last Friday involving 2,600 employees. Five unions have recently obtained a mandate potentially leading to an unlimited general strike.

🏦 Hyatt expanded in French secondary cities with a new hotel opened on August 27 in Rouen, located in a former teachers' training school from 1886. The Hyatt Place Rouen features 85 modern-designed rooms, a French regional cuisine restaurant named Zoom with a bar, outdoor terrace, and garden, plus three meeting rooms combinable into a 135 m2 space. Guest amenities include a spa with a heated pool, treatment rooms, and a fitness center. The building, owned by insurer Matmut since 2014, also houses 8,000 m2 of office space over two floors.

😋 Ankur Chakraborty co-founded Dubai-based LemonButter, managing Seeklo Indian Grillbar under it. Seeklo, part of LemonButter, features "Seeks & Grills" priced between 11-14 euros, including dishes like Poulet au basilic and Keema kebab d’agneau. It offers cocktails such as Kashmiri Kawa Martini and Mysore Manifestation. Designed by Lucie Rosenblatt and Benoît Huen, the restaurant has a 14-meter bar with 28 seats and a custom-made banquette adding 30 seats.

🏠 Strong shifts in exchange rates, like the high value of the dollar and the weakening yen, have influenced travel choices, causing over-tourism in Japan. Travel costs are up by 20-40% post-Covid. International tourism reached 88% of pre-pandemic levels in 2023, expected to grow in 2024. Bleisure travel is on the rise, with 78% of business travelers considering adding personal vacations to business trips in 2024, and the market is projected to reach $731.4 billion by 2032. Sustainable travel is important to 45% of people but isn't a top priority when booking. Digital transformation in travel is ongoing, with an emphasis on online presence and personalization. New European train routes are launching, such as Brussels-Berlin and Paris-Berlin by Nightjet Sleeper, and a second ICE route from Vienna to Berlin-Hamburg. Travelers are opting for alternative destinations to avoid over-tourism and embrace local travel and farm-to-table dining, but the trend's longevity is uncertain.

🐟 Cheffe Nathalie Beauvais leads Le Jardin gourmand in Lorient for 35 years, experiencing fish supply decreases and price hikes, stopping use of expensive species like bar and turbot, over 20 €/kg. She advises chefs to monitor product traceability and adapt menus to quality and seasonality, like offering rouget under 15 €/kg. Patrick Pignol warns of diminishing fish in the sea, suggesting chefs buy in bulk and focus on sustainable fish, with Ethic Ocean advocating for durable fishing practices. Highlighted species include merlu (8 €/kg), maquereau (5.50 €/kg), and tacaud (1.70 €/kg), with respective high seasons and stock conditions.